Brian Coyle was a community leader and a gay
activist. He was born in Great Falls, Montana, raised in Moorhead, Minnesota
and studied at the University of Minnesota. Coyle was a member of Students
for a Democratic Society and a writer for the Minnesota Daily. He originated
the Free University, directed the National Campaign to Impeach Nixon, and
founded the Progressive Roundtable. Coyle served three terms on the
Minneapolis City Council where he concentrated on housing, human rights, the
environment and transportation and served as council vice president. Coyle
told the public he was HIV positive in the year of his death. His
contributions have been honored with a community center and community
gardens that bear his name, and his papers are maintained in a collection at
the Minnesota Historical Society. Since 1991, the Human Rights Campaign has
been pleased to present its highest award in memory of the life and work of
Brian Coyle. |
